Franz Kline, Harleman, 1960, oil on canvas. (Photo courtesy of the Mnuchin Gallery)
Brain T. Allen reviews Franz Kline for the National Review.
Allen writes, "Mnuchin Gallery is in a grand old townhouse with spacious, spare, museum-quality galleries. Franz Kline is on two floors and looks fantastic. There’s no interpretation, which is fine. The art reigns supreme. In the first gallery hang Chief, borrowed from the Museum of Modern Art, and Painting Number 7, from the Guggenheim. Commercial gallery shows sometimes borrow from museums, though registrars balk over security and humidity, but Mnuchin is a serious place. It’s done Kline shows before. Kline insisted that his pictures weren’t representational, but that doesn’t mean they’re not evocative."